No. 6 Tennessee (7-1, 4-1 SEC) will host Mississippi State (2-7, 0-5 SEC) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.
Kickoff between the Vols and Bulldogs is slated for 7 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN. Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporter) will be on the call.
Saturday will mark the final SEC home game for Tennessee during the regular-season. Saturday will also mark the Vols’ 100th homecoming game in program history.
Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics calendar, Southeastern Conference schools will provide public reports on availability of student-athletes to participate in each conference game in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball.
Below are the status of Tennessee and Mississippi State’s student-athletes for Week 11.
Tennessee Vols injury report
Jourdan Thomas (defensive back): Out
Keenan Pili (linebacker): Out
Edwin Spillman (linebacker): Out
DeSean Bishop (running back): Out
Tyre West (defensive line): Questionable
Mississippi State Bulldogs injury report
Blake Shapen (quarterback): Out
Traveon Wright (cornerback): Out
Creed Whittemore (wide receiver): Out
Trent Hudson (wide receiver): Out
Kedrick Bingley-Jones (defensive line): Out
Keyvone Lee (running back): Out
Kalvin Dinkins (defensive line): Out
Canon Boone (offensive line): Out
Mario Craver (wide receiver): Probable
De’Monte Russell (defensive line): Probable
Jourdan Thomas
Thomas suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall training camp in August. He has appeared in 25 games, including one start, for the Vols since 2022, recording 28 tackles, two tackles for a loss and one block.
Keenan Pili
Pili suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Florida on Oct. 12. He appeared in six contests for the Vols in 2024, recording 29 tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss.
Pili appeared in one game last season for Tennessee after transferring from BYU. He recorded four tackles and played 29 snaps in the Vols’ 2023 season-opening win versus Virginia. Pili suffered an upper-body injury and missed the remainder of last season.
Edwin Spillman
Spillman has appeared in two games this season at Tennessee. He has totaled three tackles (one solo) against Kent State and Oklahoma. Spillman enrolled at Tennessee in March after graduating high school early and participated in spring practices.
DeSean Bishop
Bishop has appeared in eight games for the Vols in 2024. He has totaled 372 rushing yards and scored three rushing touchdowns on 54 attempts this season. Bishop has also recorded one reception for 10 yards.
Tyre West
West has appeared in eight contests this season, recording 12 tackles, four tackles for a loss, two sacks and forced one fumble.
